Coinbase (NASDAQ:) Pockets customers can now ship immediate messages to one another utilizing their identities, in response to a July 12 weblog publish from Coinbase. The brand new function depends on the Extensible Message Transport Protocol (XMTP), an immediate messaging system that enables customers to speak utilizing blockchain addresses. XMTP can be utilized by decentralized social media community Lens.

In accordance with Coinbase’s publish, choose pockets customers can now ship messages to one another’s cb.id, .eth, or Lens usernames. The function is being rolled out first to all customers who scan a QR code from the weblog publish or who personal Lens profiles, with all customers gaining entry sooner or later sooner or later. Messages are end-to-end encrypted to make sure privateness, and customers can block addresses they don’t need to see messages from.